"Mike, Raul, and I have come to know Roel Pieper
through our discussions with him during the course of the Eclipse
bankruptcy. Roel reluctantly took over as CEO of Eclipse in July of
2008, and due to the worldwide economic crisis at the end of 2008,
he was unable to fund his plan to turn around the company. When we
set out to determine how to maximize the value of Eclipse's assets
and ensure our ability to deliver value to customers, Roel proved
very helpful."
Source: Mason Holland, one of five partners in
an endeavor to purchase the assets of defunct planemaker Eclipse
Aviation. On Friday, the group announced Eclipse investor Roel
Pieper -- who headed up the company at the time of its demise,
which came about after funds promised to bail the